7th SS Lesson 3 Fall of the Roman Empire Quiz

How many reasons were there leading to the fall of the Roman Empire?

​ (a)  

• many
• just one
• three
• fifty-seven

Which of the following were reasons for the fall of Rome?

• corrupt leaders

• wages were too high

• very high taxes

• invasions by

  neighboring

  tribes

• the empire grew too big

Label the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire on the map.

a

b

Eastern Roman Empire

Western Roman Empire

What was the ultimate end of the Western Roman Empire?

• The last Roman

  emperor in the west died

  from

  poisoning.

• The last Roman emperor

  in the west left to conquer

  the eastern empire.

• The last Roman emperor

  in the west was defeated by

  Odoacer, a Germanic

  leader.

• The last Roman emperor

  in the west was defeated

  by the emperor in

  the east.

Drag and drop the name of each location to its correct place on the map.

b

c

d

e

a

Europe

Mediterranean Sea

Africa

Asia

Atlantic Ocean

Give two reasons why the size of the Roman Empire became a problem and WHY those things were a problem for Rome.